H.R. 5863, titled the "Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023," aims to offer tax relief for individuals affected by certain federal disasters. It extends previous rules for handling personal losses due to disasters and excludes from gross income any compensation received for losses from...
Simple Explanation
The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 wants to make it easier for people who lost things in big disasters to get money without having to pay taxes on it, especially when bad wildfires or train accidents happen. It tries to help by saying these disaster payments are like special gifts and not counted as money you earn, so you don’t have to tell the tax folks about them.